Today was packed with work on resolutions as well as equity and geographical caucus meetings and elections for the caucus representative on the Prairie Region Council. In the morning, delegates debated resolutions from the Financial/General, Bylaws, and General Resolutions Committee as well as Emergency Motions 4-5.
Finance/General Resolutions
FIN – 18A (amended) – Carried
FIN – 08 – Carried
FIN – 01 – Carried
FIN – 02 – Carried
FIN – 03 – Carried
Bylaws Resolutions
BL – 023A (composite resolution) – Carried
BL – 004 – Carried
BL – 020 – Tabled
General Resolutions
GEN – 024 (1st BIR ONLY) – Defeated
GEN – 007 – Carried
EMERGENCY RESOLUTION 4, STOP ISLAMOPHOBIC HATE AND VIOLENCE
The Committee recommends non-concurrence and delegates referred the resolutions back to committee with instructions.
BE IT RESOLVED PSAC will demand the federal government implement legislation aimed at stopping online hate and hate crimes;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that PSAC will demand that all governments declare January 29 as a day of remembrance and action against Islamophobia
EMERGENY RESOLUTION 5, UNMARKED BURIAL SITES OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
The Committee recommends non-concurrence and delegates voted to table the motion.
BE IT RESOLVED that the PSAC recommits to the implementation of the Calls to Action from the Truth and Reconciliation commission, and lobby provincial and federal governments to implement items 71-76 related to Missing Children and Burial Information.
In the afternoon, numerous caucus meetings were held, where their respective representative was elected to the Prairie Region Council, along with two alternates.
Racially Visible Persons Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Jennifer Chieh Ho
1st Alternate: Kathy Ajram
2nd Alternate: Mildred Ncube
LGBTQ2+ Persons Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Steve Sukhbir
1st Alternate: Charmaine Nelson
2nd Alternate: Scott Gatzke
South-East Manitoba Geographical Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Gus Mardli
1st Alternate: Nestor Galarnyk
2nd Alternate: Rita Gordon
North-West Manitoba Geographical Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Michael Weisgerber
1st Alternate: Jen Chelkowski
2nd Alternate: Vacant
Southern Saskatchewan Geographical Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Charito Humphreys
1st Alternate: Glenn Hollyoake
2nd Alternate: Mandi Wilkinson
Northern Saskatchewan Geographical Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Dawn Montgrant
1st Alternate: Prudence McKenzie
2nd Alternate: Marie Stradeski
Northern Alberta Geographical Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Stasi L’Hirondelle
1st Alternate: Bernard Brasen
2nd Alternate: Monica Hill
Southern Alberta Geographical Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Kirsten Strachey
1st Alternate: Danielle Poissant
2nd Alternate: Richard Creamer
Young Workers Representative
The Representative and the two alternates are as follows:
PRC Rep: Neha Channan
1st Alternate: Richard Creamer
2nd Alternate: Rita Gordon